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"Growth is the fuel for the future of METRO"

35m 8s

METRO's sCore strategy is putting our company back on its feet. Introduced for the first time in January 2022, it's now an essential part of the daily work of each and every one of us at METRO. sCore brings us new growth and new values, initiated by our CEO of METRO, Steffen Greubel. When he first realised METRO's great potential and how he sees METRO's path to achieving its goals in 2030, he tells us in this episode of MORE Podcast - Wholesale to the max.

"We build the e-commerce platform for the hospitality business"

31m 19s

High dynamics and enormous growth potential - this is what METRO Markets, METRO's e-commerce platform, stands for. For the sCore strategy and the underlying multichannel business model, the digital sales channel is the turbo boost for METRO's growth engine. In this episode of MORE Podcast - Wholesale to the max, we discuss with Philipp Blome, CEO of METRO Markets, how METRO Markets is picking up speed to achieve its sales targets by 2030 and at the same time meet the high expectations of its professional hospitality customers.

"Being profitable is about taking choices"

32m 17s

"Supplying your wholesale customers is not an art. The real art is to make money with it." This difficult task is the profession and also the passion of Alessandro Urbani, Senior Vice President Food Service Distribution at METRO AG. By 2030, METRO wants to significantly increase sales and profits with its sCore strategy and a new multichannel business model. A large part of the targeted growth is to be contributed by delivery. How METRO wants to achieve this, but also what goals Alessandro has set for itself, you can find out in this episode of MORE Podcast. Have fun listening!

"We are active in growing markets full of opportunities"

32m 35s

With great passion, the teams of the METRO countries are currently working on the implementation of their respective local sCore strategies. Now that the goals have been set, the task is to adapt the specifications developed together with corporate headquarters to the conditions in their own markets. Sabrina Ley, Senior Vice President Investor Relations & Strategy at METRO AG, impressively tells us what challenges the country colleagues have to face and what solutions they find. She has accompanied the countries in their strategy process from the beginning and gives us exciting insights into their sCore initiatives and also her personal...

"sCore is actually super simple"

29m 53s

MORE Podcast is back! From now on, you can find out everything you need to know about our growth strategy sCore - Wholesale to the max - directly and first-hand from the colleagues who bring sCore to life at METRO. In this first episode, Matthias Dutschmann, Senior Vice President Business Transformation at METRO AG, first gives us an overview of the many activities and initiatives with which the new strategy has been implemented at METRO since the beginning of 2022. Matthias not only explains a lot about sCore, but also tells us his own METRO story - and that is...

Trailer: Wholesale to the max

Trailer: Wholesale to the max

2m 26s

This season of MORE Podcast is about sCore, METRO's growth strategy. Under the motto "Wholesale to the max", METRO wants to get the best, the maximum for itself and for its customers. We meet METRO colleagues who tell us their personal sCore stories. We talk to them about the most important topics of the new strategy - not only from their professional but also from their personal perspective.

When our people are well, METRO is well

When our people are well, METRO is well

21m 54s

Permanent stress at work, the family demands time and you take care of yourself the least of all – that's how it is: The normal madness of everyday life. Not only since Corona many of us feel overwhelmed by all the demands that life places on us. Physical and mental sufferings such as back pain, obesity or depression are often the consequences of the constant pressure. But in order to stay productive at work and in private life, you have to feel good completely. At METRO, a large-scale initiative is now helping employees to stay physically and mentally healthy. What...

The world of METRO Italy is a village

The world of METRO Italy is a village

22m 52s

On top of the San Donato wholesale store in Milan, METRO Italy built a unique place for its employees: the METRO Village. With plenty of space for interaction and creativity, it offers our colleagues optimal conditions for their "New Way of Working". Moreover, it strengthens the collaboration and the team spirit between those who work in the store and those who support them in the headquarters. One of them is Samantha De Noni, responsible for People Experience and Development in the HR department at METRO Italy. How she brings the METRO Village to life and how she is developing it...

Every meeting not held is a good meeting

Every meeting not held is a good meeting

20m 43s

Whether it's the new or conventional way of working: Meetings are often the cause of little efficiency and a lot of bad moods. Too much, too long, no preparation and even less discipline - the list of reasons for an insufficient meeting culture can be continued endlessly. Nowadays, especially hybrid meetings challenge us to bring together participants equally from the office and from the home office. How we can improve our meeting culture, avoid unnecessary meetings and embrace our new way of working is what I talk about with Dr Tobias Schröder, Product Manager at METRO.digital and expert on asynchronous...

How hybrid working becomes reality

How hybrid working becomes reality

22m 36s

How do we create the optimal office environment for our "New Ways of Working"? Even though the concepts for this have been available for some time, we still rely too much on improvisation than on real innovation. METRO PROPERTIES is now taking the step from pure theory to lived practice. With its new office concept, our real estate company offers its employees a modern working environment that meets many of the requirements of the interlinking of office and home work that has already become a reality. One of the brains behind the project is Stefan Herbert, architect at METRO PROPERTIES....